A Leeds United striker has explained the disappearance of his beard and the slower-than-expected cultivation of upper lip hair.
On October 30, Lukas Nmecha shaved off the beard he's been sporting ever since arriving at Elland Road from Bundesliga club Wolfsburg.
By the time he took on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, Nmecha had new facial hair, though not quite as much as he expected.
The front man is once again taking part in the Movember challenge, which raises funds and awareness for men's mental health, prostate cancer and testicular cancer charities.
"I have done it before and I think it is just a good cause," he said.
"It is a good time to obviously think about those things. I am going more from like the mental health kind of stance because obviously I have had a lot of injuries in my career and a lot of mental battles, let's say.
"I think it is just something that is important - mental health for sure - and obviously I am a Christian, so that really helps me in that sense. I think it is just a good cause and a good time to think about mental health so that is what I do.
"I thought the moustache would grow a bit quicker, to be honest. But apart from that, I mean, it is starting to come through. The constant shaving is a bit annoying but apart from that, it is fine. I don't really get itchy tashes. I look about five to ten years younger as well."
Nmecha has opened up on his coping mechanisms for when times are difficult and encourages other men to follow suit.
"I think it is good to see people do [Movember] and just go off your own back." he said. "I am doing it just to make people a bit more aware of it. I think it is widely known that men often don't speak as much and I think a lot of guys are like that, to be honest.
"But yeah, it is definitely important to just speak. I think in itself that does a lot. When I have a lot of things on my mind, I speak to my family, my friends. I write stuff down as well, which helps me quite a lot."
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